Caption

Detroit, Michigan, A workers holds a piece of an old lead water service line that is being replaced with copper. Lead is harmful to health, especially in children. The city of Detroit estimates there are 80, 000 homes in the city with lead service lines and has begun a program to replace them all

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Photo12/imageBROKER/Jim West

Reference

BRK24E79_298

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Rights managed

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78,8Mb (6,7Mb) / 21,4in x 14,3in / 6429 x 4286 (300dpi)

Keywords

2 people 80 America American Copper pipe Detroit Human being Lead pipes Lead service lines Manpower Michigan North America People Post-transition metal Staff Transition metal US-America US-American USA United States United States of America Water conduit Water pipe cable chemical element child city conduit copper copper-colored copper-coloured coppery drinking water eighty element employed health hold horizontal job kid labor labour labourer lead line metal municipal occupation old one piece person piece pipe poisonous potable water profession professional program replace replacement scheme slice substitute town toxic tube two people two persons unhealthy urban urban environment water waterfront work worker working